Aug 1890 Monticello Notes Preserve Local Life Events
August 1890 Monticello items record births deaths marriages and sports. Notable entries include a Palmer daughter born, Altman infant death, Mages daughter born, Mershon death in Des Moines, Hennessey loss of daughter, Lincoln ball game Monticello 21 3, and various local movements and notices across Monticello and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
the Express
8. C. Palmer
Frank Altman
John Blanchard
Minneapolis Times
William Weir
Delhi
Silver Lake
Henry D. Smith
W. D. Mages
T. QO. Mershon
Des Moines
Ed Hennessey
J. A. Deutrick
San Francisco
California
Marcus C. Farwell
Misa Elizabeth Coldren
Iowa City
Wyoming
William Stabler
John Linnell
Robert Snowden
Bowen’s Prairie
Masonic Lodge
A. P. Jennings
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Grand Lodge
B. R. Tuel
Clay Ford
Des Moines Temperatures Rise Bring Hope to Iowa Farmers
As temperatures creep upward the Iowa farming community hears promising signals for crops and field work. Farmers note warmer days aid soil work and planting schedules, with expectations of steadier warmth ahead.
Great Jones County Fair Brings 62nd Annual Exhibit to Monticello
The Great Jones County Fair returns for its 62nd consecutive year August 23 to 27 in Monticello city park. Attractions span afternoons and nights with vaudeville acts, fireworks, and a busy race track hosting horse and automobile races for large purses. Two brush league baseball games daily add to entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Brush League
Jones County Fair Vaudeville and Acrobatic Acts Lineup
The FAMOUS LA ROSA TROUPE performs in a comedy acrobatic frolic with funny falls and tumbles in Niigata. THE O KARA WONDERS, the most difficult act this year, features Mr O Kara balancing a partner lighter than balance. THE SIX FLYING HERBERTS perform 35 feet up and 70 feet long with a triple somersault. FINKS COMEDY MULES entertain children with rides. The 53rd REGIMENTAL BAND offers morning concerts on 1st street at 10 o clock and evening shows at the fairgrounds at 7 with vaudeville and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Rosa
O’kara
Kara
53Rd Regimental
Jones County Fair
1St Street
Doxsee and Doxsee Attorneys at Law Practice
The firm of CHAS A DOXSEE DOXSEE and DOXSEE operates a general law practice with focus on probate settlements in the probate court. Located in Lovell Block Monticello Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Laws
Willengaga
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
Monticello
Iowa
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Mary A. Fawcett
Mt. Pleasant
Jonas
Kansas City
Charles Shipman
Henry Bouken
William Wilers
W. H. Samels
Frank Mellette
Frank Podhbaski
William Podbaski
Muquoketa
Joseph Peterson
City Water Works
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Frank Buller
Peterson
Palmer
H. D. Smith
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
M. Suher
Samter
Pangburn
Erd
G. Suhr
Caldwell
Kiburz
Podhaski
Dunshee
King
Cedar Rapids
Oedar Rapids Republican
Hue Qchristian Science ‘Monitor
District Court
State of
Herman Zubisz
William Clark
Fanice Clark
Carrie Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen
Mary
Byerly
Frank Byerly
Reuben Clark
Libbie Clark
William Ferguson
Rose Ferguson
Mary Clark
Bentley Clark
Ford Clark
Lida Clark
Harry Clark
Maud Clark
Mattie Lake
William Lake
George Clark
Anna Clark
John L. Clark
Lizzie Clark
Henry Clark
James Clark
Jane Valentine
Ioeah Valentine
Thomas J. Shafer
Clark
Turck
Towa
J.J. Locher
Des Moines Tribune
Crane Airdome
Airdome
Niigata
America
Fink
Long Ears
the Fifty-Third Regimental Band
Tion
United
Tor
Jacob
Tiichlloo
E.G. Rawson
Onslow, Iowa
H. M. Reauty James Remury
Remley & Remley
Mayr
William Litzenberg
Montezuma
T. Oliver
East High Street
Davenport
J. E. Bateman
Sitters
J. W. Doxsee
Chiropractic
Monticello State Bank
Chamberlain
Kettlitz & Kay
Art Smith
West
J. FA
Woooorhee
Republican
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